General News – Page 135
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New generation of sealing rings
SKF Blohm + Voss Industries has introduced the SC3 ring, a new lip sealing ring for the company’s Simplex-Compact stern tube seals, which features a new shape allowing the ring to function reliably and remain stable under extreme conditions and variable pressure.
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NewsRolls-Royce design and equipment for Sinopacific PSVs
Rolls-Royce says it has won an order to provide design and integrated equipment packages for two UT 771 WP platform supply vessels to be built by Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group in China.
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Caterpillar to supply engines for Kleven OCV
MaK engines have been selected to power an Østensjø Rederi newbuild set for delivery in spring 2016, to be constructed by Kleven Shipyard in Norway.
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New ballast water system launched
America’s Hyde Marine has launched a new ballast water treatment system at Marintec 2013 which claims to offer a smaller footprint for retrofits and newbuilds.
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NewsNew version of Alfa Laval’s Fuel Conditioning Module
Alfa Laval has launched an updated version of its Fuel Conditioning Module, to be known as the FCM One, designed to offer a greater range of parameters and increased flexibility.
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NewsNew ferry design for South China Sea
Danish naval architecture practice Knud E Hansen has announced a contract from Shanghai-based CS Marine to develop a design for a 120m ro-pax ship for operation from Hainan Island in the South China Sea.
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NewsNew Wärtsilä engine for Terntank tankers
Wärtsilä is to supply its new two-stroke, low pressure, dual-fuel engine for Denmark’s Terntank Rederi AS, which will mark the first installation of the engine.
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Lubricant addresses cylinder corrosion issues
Castrol Marine says that it has developed a completely new cylinder oil in response to corrosion issues in modern two-stroke engines, particularly relating to slow steaming.
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NewsGas-fuelled cold ironing for Hamburg
Becker Marine Systems reports that its subsidiary Hybrid Port Energy of Hamburg has awarded a building contract to Shipbuilding and Machinery of Komárno, Slovakia to build what it describes as “the world’s first LNG Hybrid Barge”.
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NewsIndian tanker gets Kappel propeller retrofit
MAN Diesel & Turbo’s PrimeServ retrofit team is to provide a propeller upgrade for a 105,000dwt crude oil carrier owned by Great Eastern Shipping Company (GESCO) of Mumbai, India.
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NewsNew auxiliary engine packages from Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä is introducing two new auxiliary engine and generator packages, the Auxpac 16 and the Auxpac 32.
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NewsNew Incat ferry for Japan
Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd has signed a contract with Japanese ferry operator Sado Kisen for the construction of a new 85m wave piercing catamaran.
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NewsAlewijnse electrics for Damen cable layer
Alewijnse Marine Systems is to install full electrics for Damen’s new cable layer, currently under construction for contractor, Van Oord.
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Vard to build another OSV for Island Offshore
Offshore and specialist ship designer and builder Vard has announced a contract, valued at about NOK400 million, for the construction of what is described as “an advanced offshore support vessel”, for Island Offshore.
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NewsFincantieri to build Norwegian research ship
Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri says that it has signed an order with Norway’s Institute for Marine Research to build a new icebreaking polar research vessel.
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NewsMAN engines for Carnival Cruises
MAN Diesel & Turbo has won an order from Carnival Cruises to supply five 48/60CR engines for its next generation cruise ship.
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NewsWärtsilä opens new test facility
Today, Wärtsilä is opening its new test facility for future propulsion products and technology.
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News28th IMO Assembly opens
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has opened the 28th session of the Assembly which will run until 4 December at IMO headquarters.
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NewsKlüberbio oil labelled eco-friendly
Germany''s Klüber Lubrication’s Klüberbio EG 2 gear oil for thrusters and RM 2 stern tube oil now carry the European Ecolabel, signifying compliance with the US Environmental Protection Agency’s 2013 Vessel General Permit (CGP).
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NewsGermans fine-tune big order for new ships
The Ferus Smit Shipyard in Leer, north Germany, was on Tuesday still “fine-tuning” the engineering details for six 10,500dwt ECOBOX newbuildings, according to the shipowner who has ordered them, reports Tom Todd.
